Trent Nouveau, 2nd January 2011

Of course, as Brad Linder of Lilliputing notes, the Cr-48's Atom processor and GMA 3150 graphics are kind of a spec downer, leading to sluggish response time, especially with Adobe Flash.

Still, most of the Google hardware is supported out of the box, including the system's multitouch trackpad.

"Overall, you're still probably best off running Chrome OS on the Cr-48, because that's what it was designed to run - and because if you got one of the early units it's because Google expects you to test Chrome OS on the device," Linder explained.

"[Yet], it's nice to know that it's possible to dual boot or replace the operating system if that's the sort of thing you're into."